South Korea’s Internet Cafes Getting a Makeover

South Korean internet cafes, known as PC Bangs, have long been dark, smoky hideouts for young male gamers. But with a smoking ban starting this year, some owners are focusing on brighter interiors and food menus to attract new customers.

Related Videos

Console gamers get a lot of attention when it comes to product roundups and reviews, so IBT multimedia producer Luke Villapaz gathered a collection of PC gaming accessories to even the gift-giving attention. There’s a good range of products to make the PC gamer in your life happy, from portable charging stations to yellow-tinted gaming glasses and $150 mechanical keyboards. Check the video for more, and don’t forget to follow up on Twitter at @IBTimesTV.

$241 million. That's how much video game fans spent on video-game hardware in January, up 17 percent from a year earlier. Sony, vying with Microsoft for dominance of the U.S. console market, said its PlayStation 4 sold twice the number of its nearest rival. The industry is monitoring demand for the new consoles to see whether they boost sales or if gamers have shifted permanently to smartphones and tablets.

Today on The Rundown, we’ve got beef with Capcom. So let’s cook it. The powers that be at Capcom released a white paper history on Resident Evil, which just turned 18. They’ve complained that the series’s supporters are too old: “The main user group is now in their late-30s to 40s, and the average age is also going up as the series goes on with an increasing possibility that some percentage of the existing users will outgrow games altogether." Meaning? Capcom wants to shake Resident Evil’s

Gentlemen - start your engines! Now that all three major gaming consoles have been updated and pricing revealed - the Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One and the Nintendo Wii U prepare to do battle this holiday season. Gamers at the annual E3 video game convention in Los Angeles were impressed but uncommitted. Chris Chavira is undecided.

JJ Kinahan, Chief Strategist at TD Ameritrade, meets with TheStreet's Jill Malandrino for a review of TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index (IMX), a proprietary, behavior-based index designed to indicate the sentiment of retail investors' portfolios. Kinahan notes clients were stock-picking focused and added to technology names such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. Investors also used earnings dips as buying opportunities in General Electric and Coca-Cola, while Apple shares were sold.

TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index breaks the highest level in its four-year history for the fourth month in a row. Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan explains technology and healthcare sectors were a popular buy, while consumer stocks were net sold, with Apple (AAPL) leading the way. Biotech and social media stocks like Gilead (GILD) and Facebook (FB) were volatile, but clients viewed that as a buying activity. Green Energy like Fuel Cell (FCEL) and Plug Power (PLUG) were also popular buys.

In Chapter 13 of 20 in his 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, creative director and marketing agency co-founder Jason Anello answers "How Have You Learned to Give Better Advice When People Ask You for Help?" Anello shares how giving better advice is to spend more time truly understanding the question you are asked rather than simply sharing what you did when faced with a similar situation. He finds putting himself in the other person's shoes - showing empathy - helps the advice conversation.

In Chapter 19 of 23 in his 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, environmental advocate Andrew Hutson answers "At This Moment in Your Life, Where Are You Seeking Advice and Coaching?" Hutson shares three resources he uses for advice and coaching. First and foremost, he relies on his wife for advice giving and attentive listening. Second, he builds mentor relationships in and out of work to provide role modeling and feedback. Third, he works with an executive coach to gain insight on management.

In Chapter 20 of 23 in his 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, VICE Media Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano answers "How Have You Learned to Give Better Advice When People Ask You For Help?" Germano shares how advice requests can often be asks for other things, including asking for money. He also learns to know when not to give advice - including unsolicited advice - and instead help others make their own decisions. Mike Germano is Chief Digital Officer at VICE Media.